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Components of the Care Receiver Income and Assets (CRIA) test 108-03020020



Policy

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.30 CP Qualification - Higher ADAT Score Adult is Not Receiving an Australian Government Income Support Payment

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.120 Care receiver income & assets (CRIA) tests

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.150 Continuation, variation or termination of CP

Social Security Guide, 4.2.5, CP Income & Assets Tests

Social Security Guide, 6.3.6 Disability & carer overpayments

Legislation

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Non-customer care receiver Income Test

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198A, Income test
  • section 198B, Taxable income
    • subsection 1, Rules that apply for the purposes of this Subdivision
    • subsection 1A, Taxable income of higher ADAT score adult
    • subsection 1B, Taxable income of profoundly disabled child or disabled child
    • subsection 1BA, Taxable income of lower ADAT score adult
    • subsection 1C, Taxable income
    • subsection 2, Assessed taxable income
    • subsection 3, Estimating taxable income
    • subsection 4, Accepting estimate of taxable income
    • subsection 5, Accepted estimated taxable income
    • subsection 6, Nil amounts of taxable income

Non-customer care receiver Assets Test

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198D, Assets test
    • subsection 1, Higher ADAT score adult passing the assets test
    • subsection 1A, Profoundly disabled child passing the assets test
    • subsection 1B, if the disabled child lives with his or her parent, the disabled child's assets are taken to include the assets listed in subsection (1A)
    • subsection 1C, Disabled children passing the assets test
    • subsection 1D, if any of the disabled children lives with his or her parent, the disabled child's assets are taken to include the assets listed in paragraph (1C)(b)
    • subsection 1E, Lower ADAT score adult and dependent child passing the assets test
  • section 198E, Working out the value of assets

Disposal of assets under the non-customer care receiver Income and Assets Test

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198F, Disposal of assets - care receiver assets test
  • section 198G, Amount of disposition, care receiver assets test
  • section 198H, Disposal of assets in pre-pension years - individual higher ADAT score adults
  • section 198HA, Disposal of assets in pre-pension years - profoundly disabled child or disabled children
  • section 198HB, Disposal of assets in pre-pension years - lower ADAT score adult and dependent child
  • section 198J, Disposal of assets before 1 July 2002 - individual higher ADAT score adults
  • section 198JA, Disposal of assets before 1 July 2002 - profoundly disabled children or disabled children
  • section 198JB, Disposal of assets before 1 July 2002 - lower ADAT score adult and dependent child
  • section 198K, Disposal of assets in pre-pension years - members of couples including care receivers
  • section 198L, Disposal of assets before 1 July 2002 - members of couples including higher ADAT score adults

Disregarding disposal under the non-customer care receiver Income and Assets Test

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198M, Certain dispositions to be disregarded for care receiver assets test
  • section 198MA, Other dispositions to be disregarded for care receiver assets test

Exemptions under the non-customer care receiver Income and Assets Test

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198(7), Alternative to income/assets test for higher ADAT score adults
    • subsection 7, Higher ADAT score adult passing the assets test
  • section 198N, Exemption from care receiver assets test

Date of effect for decisions about exemptions

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198P, Date of effect of favourable decision under section 198N
  • section 198Q, Date of effect of adverse decision under section 198N

Appropriate tax year

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198C, Appropriate tax year

Date of adverse determinations, additional rules for Carer Payment

Social Security Admin Act 1999, section 120, Additional rules in the case of carer payment

Social Security Admin Act 1999

  • section 120, Additional rules in the case of carer payment